24 drove drunk or drugged, troopers say

7:34 AM,
Jan. 20, 2014

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Troopers charged 24 motorists with drunken or drugged driving after recent traffic stops and investigations in the Lower Hudson Valley, state police said.

Justin M. Roberts, 26, of Southport, Conn., was charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated about 1:30 a.m. Sunday on Interstate 84 in Southeast after he nearly struck a police cruiser that had stopped another motorist. Police said Roberts' blood-alcohol content was 0.16 percent - twice the legal threshold of 0.08 percent for driving while intoxicated. He is due in Town Court Thursday.